Vision
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Num. 24:4)—a divinely granted disclosure in which God made his will or message known. Scripture records visions received at night in sleep and visions given while awake. Among those who receive visions are Abraham (Gen. 15:1), Jacob (Gen. 46:2), Moses (Exod. 3:2-3), Samuel (1 Sam. 3:2-15), Nathan (2 Sam. 7:4-17), Eliphaz (Job 4:12-16), Isaiah (Isa. 6:1-8), Ezekiel (Ezek. 1:4-14), Daniel (Dan. 2:19; 7–10), Amos (Amos 7:1-9), Joseph (Matt. 1:20), Zechariah (Luke 1), Paul (Acts 9:3-12), Ananias (Acts 9:10-12), Cornelius (Acts 10:3), Peter (Acts 10:9-17), and John in Revelation. Biblical visions are not techniques for private divination; they are acts of divine revelation judged by their fidelity to God’s word and purpose.